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Personal Digital Assistant
Personal Digital Assistant
To come up with a PDA solution for on the move professionals working in an Indian environment.
Target User:
A project manager in a construction company, who works, staying on the construction site. His work is to supervise his subordinates to meet deadlines. He also co-ordinates with his seniors and updates them about work progress and requirements.
Executive Director
General Manager
Purchase Dept
Finance Dept
Construction Dept
(QAD Dept/Billing Dept)
Estimation/Planning Dept
Legal Dept
Architect
Project Manager
Project Manager
Senior Engineer
Store Dept
Junior Engineer
Supervisor
Supervisor
Project Manager
Sub-Contractors
Senior Engineer
Junior Engineer
DND Dept
Labour
Supervisor
Designer
Architect
Project Manager
Convey problems and work progess
Sub-Contractors
Conveys daily reports and updates Also conveys any problems faced by co-workers
Senior Engineer
Junior Engineer
Reports daily work done & problems faced
DND Dept
Updates from time to time
Labour
Supervisor
Designer
Architect
Project Manager
- Plans, executes, supervises and manages the project - Deliver project targets - Assigns daily targets to subordinates and achieve its completion - Check material availability according to requirement - Overall supervises the site - Sends daily progress report, delays and requirements to concerned departments - Updates plan chart according to work done - Deal with the sub-contracters and get the desired work done in time
Sub-Contractors
- Do tasks given to them in the given time. - Provide the company with material, manpower and/or machinery as per the scope of the contract given to them.
Senior Engineer
- Plans working of the proposed plan. - Reports the progress, needs and delays to the Project Manager
Junior Engineer
- Supervises the labour - Checks quality of the construction - Reports the progress, needs and delays to Senior Eng. as well as Project Manager
Store Dept.
- Availability of stock - Opening/closing balance of stock - Notify if necessary
Purchase Dept
- Purchase of materials as when needed according to estimate given
Construction Dept
- Announces tenders - Estimates cost and appointment of project for different - Estimation of sub-contracters material - Estimates time and schedule
Supervisor
- Gets work done from labour. - Reports progress and delays daily. - Reports request of material - Checks work according to the given guidelines
Designer
- Guides to how much length and width should be provided to columns and beam. - Calculates the amount and the kind of steel that is to be taken.
Architect
- Designs and provides plans for the exterior and the interior of a building.
Flow Model
Purchase Store DnD Construction Estimate PM Sn Eng Jn Eng Supervisor Labor
Material Assembling
Material Requriment
Flow Model
Store Planning Construction Accounts PM Sn Eng Jn Eng Supervisor Labor
Reporting
Sequential Model
Sequential Model
Reporting
Receives information Duty/ Work Meets the subordinates Wrong information passed
Accurate Information Pressure from seniors Cross checks (personally) Delay in work
Forwards Information Duty/ Work Fills a report and e mails Report doesn't reach
Follow Up Progress of the project E mails and calls Wrong information, delay
Sequential Model
Model for next day Project progress Plan on individual level Clashes with contractors
Forward progress report Duty/ Work Discuss with concern depts. Report doesn't reach
Cultural Model
Beliefs
worship before starting the work worship material and equipments
Problems
planning, urgent work (communicating), machinery, delay, wrong construction, damages quality of construction
Constrains
materials does not reach in time climatic conditions labour issues
Pressure
deadline seniors contractors (billing)
Frustration
family, money, health problems repetition of work annoying sounds onsite
Sensory Model
Sounds
machinery, manpower, vehicles, breaking, cutting, falling
Colors
brick colors, grey, yellow, white, blue
Shapes
geometrical shapes
Texture
rough (cement stages, bricks, steal, construction material) smooth
Artifact Model
Calendar
Planner
-Single day and Multi day planning -Set reminders -Import image
-Customization
Notes
-Categorize notes
Materials
Drawing Board
Blue Print
-Tools provided:
Top View Side View Front View Selection Tool Zoom In, Zoom Out
Final Screenshots
Final Screenshots